Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [22874/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

18. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [22896/22]

Cabinet Committees

Niamh Smyth

19. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [24819/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

20. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Equality will next meet. [24820/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [20608/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul Murphy

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [20610/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ivana Bacik

3. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [22899/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [23441/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Mary Lou McDonald

5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [24324/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

6. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [24475/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Paul McAuliffe

7. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Finland and Estonia. [24569/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [22094/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22875/22]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

10. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the extent of any recent changes to the national risk assessment; and the action taken arising from same. [22928/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

11. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [22900/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

12. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [23380/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24523/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24526/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24529/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [24530/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul McAuliffe

17. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24570/22]

Cabinet Committees

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

18. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24572/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide and update on the national risk assessment. [24774/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide and update on the national risk assessment. [24777/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

21. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24808/22]

Departmental Bodies

Ivana Bacik

22. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [22902/22]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

23. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24127/22]

Departmental Bodies

Pa Daly

24. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24359/22]

Departmental Bodies

Niamh Smyth

25. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24476/22]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24524/22]

Departmental Bodies

Paul Murphy

27. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24527/22]

Departmental Bodies

Mick Barry

28. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24531/22]

Departmental Bodies

Paul McAuliffe

29. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24571/22]

Family Support Services

Claire Kerrane

69. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will publish her response to the recommendations of the child maintenance review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24489/22]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Sherlock

70. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has engaged in research in respect of the need to devise a disability-related payment to deal with the effects of long Covid. [24811/22]

Pensions Reform

Claire Kerrane

71. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will publish her response to the report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24490/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Gary Gannon

72. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the issues that are facing disabled artists particularly related to the recently launched basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [24938/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Claire Kerrane

73. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to ensure social protection payments meet a minimum essential standard of living, in review of the recently published results of the survey on income and living conditions 2021 and findings of persistent levels of poverty and deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24491/22]

Live Register

Fergus O'Dowd

74. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the live register figures to fall below the pre-pandemic level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24441/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Paul Murphy

75. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase social welfare rates in line with increases in the cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24512/22]

Employment Schemes

Claire Kerrane

76. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline plans regarding redundancy provision for local employment service, LES, and job club staff who lose employment as a result of the ongoing tender process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24492/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are applying for assistance with energy costs, including boiler repairs and replacements, under the exceptional needs payments scheme by applications, grants and refusals by county in tabular form. [24681/22]

Parental Leave

Joe Flaherty

78. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those availing of parent's leave and parent's benefit, by county, since the extension was announced on 1 April 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24685/22]

Departmental Reports

Gary Gannon

79. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the date she expects to publish the child maintenance review group report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24645/22]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

80. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken by her Department to support low-income farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24565/22]

Departmental Schemes

David Stanton

85. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the recommendations of her Department in the technical review of the farm assist scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24590/22]

Defence Forces

John Brady

1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of his plans to increase the membership of the Defence Forces by a further 3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/22]

Defence Forces

Mick Barry

2. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence having regard to the recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces and his public statements on the Defence Force budget, does he believe that there needs to be a greater spend on improving the pay and conditions for Defence Forces personnel, capital projects and for the purchase of military equipment and for military research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23923/22]

Defence Forces

Cathal Berry

3. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Defence the way that he plans to increase the number of personnel in the Defence Forces by 3,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23787/22]

Defence Forces

Seán Haughey

4. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Defence his response to the concern expressed in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces that less than one third of the Reserve Defence Force’s strength is considered to be operationally effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23509/22]

Defence Forces

James Lawless

5. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will reinstate the instructors allowance for officers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23499/22]

Defence Forces

John Brady

6. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he is prepared to meet with representative bodies of the Defence Forces on the issue of patrol duty allowance, the Naval Service tax credit and the sea service commitment scheme given the concerns of members of the Defence Forces that to date these initiatives have not worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23758/22]

Defence Forces

Paul McAuliffe

7. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence the reason that current defence spending was 5% under profile at the end of April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23508/22]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

8. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure the retention of personnel in relation to the announcement that the Defence Forces will increase by 3,000 staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/22]

Defence Forces

Mick Barry

9. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the measures taken to challenge sexism and bullying in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23820/22]

Defence Forces

Willie O'Dea

10. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence when he will bring forward a plan to implement the recommendations of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/22]

Defence Forces

Catherine Connolly

11. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Question No. 457 of 22 March 2022, the status of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures currently in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; the terms of reference for the review; the details of any monthly reports received by him to date from the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23675/22]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

12. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the efforts that are currently being made to implement the recommendations of the recent review of the Defence Forces; the way that this is likely to manifest itself in early initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23753/22]

Defence Forces

Gary Gannon

20. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to increase recruitment in the Defence Forces; the details of the steps he will take in relation to pay conditions and to improve morale in the Defence Forces given the announcement of an increase of 3,000 in Defence Forces staff. [23487/22]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

27. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the timeline for the actions that the Government is expected to take following publication of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23835/22]

Defence Forces

Catherine Connolly

32. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Question No. 458 of 22 March 2022, the terms of reference of the independent review to examine the effectiveness of the policies, systems and procedures currently in place for dealing with bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Defence Forces; the details of correspondence that he has received to date from the review group in relation to interim assessments or recommendations addressing issues for immediate action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23676/22]

Defence Forces

Éamon Ó Cuív

41. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence when recommendations will be brought to Government following the publication of the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/22]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

48. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the review of the Defence Forces is being implemented at present; the steps already taken and that remain to be carried out in this regard; if a degree of urgency will be applied to the work in hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23752/22]

School Costs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

59. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the steps that she will take to reduce back-to-school costs for parents including the cost of schoolbooks, uniforms and voluntary contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23688/22]

Special Educational Needs

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

60. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education when the allocations for SNAs will be released to schools to allow SNA teachers, schools and parents plan for the needs of children in the next school year. [23608/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

61. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the details of her plans to encourage as many schools, teachers and special needs assistants as possible to facilitate the summer provision programme in 2022; if the early payment of all staff involved will be guaranteed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23692/22]

Legislative Programme

Gary Gannon

62. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021 is on track to be read a second time within the nine-month timeframe set by her in the amendment that was passed in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

63. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will establish an expert review group to examine the minimum qualifications of special need assistants; if recommendations will be issued in relation to same; if she will delay contract negotiations until this review has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23693/22]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

64. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason pupils with English as an additional language were dropped from the eligibility list for the primary inclusion programme for 2022. [23482/22]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

65. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the setting up of autism classes in schools (details supplied). [23584/22]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Gould

67. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied). [23672/22]

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Gary Gannon

69. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her plans to protect LGBTQI+ students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23483/22]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the availability of special needs teachers and accommodation in all primary and second-level schools throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23751/22]

School Transport

Steven Matthews

71. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education further to Question No. 150 of 1 February 2022, if a review of the existing school bus allocation system has been completed; if her attention has been drawn to the need to increase flexibility in ticket allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23552/22]

Ukraine War

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

73. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that all Ukrainian children and young people arriving in Ireland have access to adequate education and schooling; and the resources that she has provided to facilitate same. [23699/22]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

1. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [18417/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [18450/22]

Cabinet Committees

Peadar Tóibín

3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [21868/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

4. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [22009/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [22093/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

6. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [22897/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [22946/22]

Cabinet Committees

Barry Cowen

8. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [23213/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [23217/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [23378/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [19798/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

12. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [21061/22]

Cabinet Committees

Ivana Bacik

13. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the climate action delivery board co-chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [21857/22]

Cabinet Committees

Bríd Smith

14. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the climate action delivery board co-chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [21860/22]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the climate action delivery board co-chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [21862/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [22010/22]

Cabinet Committees

Barry Cowen

17. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [23214/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

18. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [23219/22]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

19. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [23439/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Richard Boyd Barrett

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [21861/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Paul Murphy

21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [21864/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Neale Richmond

22. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the timeline for citizens’ assemblies as included in the programme for Government. [22026/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Ruairí Ó Murchú

23. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [22989/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Ivana Bacik

24. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [22901/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Cian O'Callaghan

25. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizen’s assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [23379/22]